Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 707 The Golden Triangle and Eight Standards of Ultimate Magic
Inside the capital, Locke stood on a bustling street, next to a large chimney, gazing at the sky and shaking his head slightly. "That guy Smith even said he wanted me to regret trading the Apocalypse Stone to him."

"The result was so foolish, being frightened by a few words from Georgina the Witch. How could a second-circle, newly forged, great magic, still in the unforged stage, possibly perfectly control fate?"

"Great magic is merely an asset, while destiny is the lifeblood of a world. A newly forged great magic is only a large asset. Even if it is forged four times and becomes a super asset in the future, the lifeblood of a world's destiny cannot, in principle, be entrusted to great magic."

Because there is a possibility of capital flight from super-rich assets.

Ultimate magic cannot control the fate of the world; if it could, it would no longer be ultimate magic.

Wizards themselves wouldn't strive in that direction.

Throughout the second ring stage, even in a medium-sized plane, this most basic world's fate could never be controlled by the wizard's immense magic.

Then we should really think about the principles and structure of Georgina Witch's fate weaving machine, which can interfere with the workings of fate.

There must be something fishy or suspicious about it.

As a wizard, when encountering such a strange phenomenon that resembles 'magic', one should remain calm and composed, analyze the situation, observe the enemy, and find the loopholes and weaknesses of the opponent.

As a result, Wizard Smith was frightened by the other party's so-called new textile science. Judging from the other party's magical pressure, Wizard Smith even showed feelings of fear and unease.

“Georgina the Witch is using Storm Tower as a stepping stone to promote her new textile studies at Bonifacius University,” Locke said. “The Wizard of Smith said she hurt herself while benefiting others. He was indeed foolish. Georgina is simply using the Wizard of Smith and Storm Tower for free publicity, and without even paying her.”

"This will attract a large number of new students in the wizarding world to study in the new textile department of their Boniface University."

The current number of high-ring wizards and full wizards in a category determines the current state of that magic category.

The quantity and quality of new students and wizard apprentices will determine the future of this category of magic.

Given the current number of high-ring wizards, the quality and quantity of projects and articles, and the completeness of the related infrastructure, it is absolutely not yet possible for this category of magic to become a first-level discipline.

Therefore, Bonifacius University wants to promote their new textile science by using the silent Holy Grail, so that more students will enter their new textile science program in the future.

Locke pondered, "This Weaving Machine of Fate will also be my enemy in the not-too-distant future. So, it's a good opportunity to observe their battles and find the flaws in their ultimate magic."

"No matter how wondrous the effects of ultimate magic may be, one thing remains constant: ultimate magic is merely an ecosystem that has just been established in this world."

"A magical ecosystem based on offensive magic, where wizards, by becoming agents of the world, make this immense magic their second soul, thus making it one of their sources of magic."

"Therefore, the strength of a great magic spell is not determined by its mysterious effects, but by its energy conversion rate, energy acquisition speed, energy storage rate, energy conduction rate, whether its structure is healthy, and whether it has serious loopholes or backdoors."

Locke said, "This is the panel for ultimate magic, and the effect of ultimate magic is the mechanism."

Is the mechanism important?
important.

But the panel is the foundation.

For a powerful spell to be considered, it must first be a valid source of magic before its mechanics can be examined.

Locke looked at the three enormous magical beams in the sky. Since he was free of any trouble, he could observe them from the sidelines.

Three immense spells: where the meteor from outer space was located, starlight twinkled; where the Shadow Fern was located, the Land of All Spirits constantly emitted the essence of magical plants; and the Land of All Spirits always uncontrollably overlapped with the mortal world.

The Weaving Machine of Destiny, on the other hand, is a spiritual network that constantly vibrates, radiating golden light, like a divine city.

The immense magical pressure of the three spells was always earth-shattering, like the descent of gods and demons, or the arrival of the divine realm.

But this is wrong.

That's not right.

Locke's eyes flickered. "This must be the dissipation of energy from a powerful spell."

The reason why the Destiny Weaving Machine continuously emits golden light and causes disturbances in the Destiny Network is because the rules woven out have dissipated, creating ripples in the rules.

Wizard Smith's meteor shower was a dazzling display of starlight that illuminated the night, but that was caused by the dissipation of stellar energy and the resulting elemental tides.

As for the Time-Shadow Fern of the Wizard Edgar, since the Land of Spirits overlaps with a certain region in the mortal world, that is also a sign of instability.

Although to mortals these are all ways for the three great spells to display their power and might, Locke, a second-circle wizard, knew that this was not the case.

This is a common problem for all initial-stage ultimate magic: system instability, ecological instability, and low energy conversion efficiency, which leads to energy dissipation.

Not only them, but their own Evolution Moon also has the same problem.

It is said that the great magic of the Sun Ring Wizard is simple and unadorned, just like something that appears normally in this world, completely integrated into the world's ecosystem.

That's because the energy dissipation of the great magic of the Sun Ring Wizards is extremely low, which basically solves the problem of energy dissipation. Therefore, the ecosystem they create falls into a world that doesn't seem like something magical has appeared in this world.

It's like something simple and unadorned that has always existed in this world.

Similarly, the problem of energy dissipation not only causes unnecessary consumption and waste in the energy cycle, but also leads to three other major problems.

First, there are flaws in the control precision.

The Celtic leader's immense magic was insufficient to precisely kill his intended target in the shallow sea plane without harming the world and other life within it.

Therefore, he was unable to cast powerful spells.

Because the energy dissipation problem is too severe, wizards do not have as much control over their ultimate magic, and therefore cannot control it as precisely as ordinary spells.

Secondly, energy dissipation will transform into energy chaos, which will manifest in various extreme spells.

Third, the reduced conductivity is caused by energy dissipation, energy disorder, and inaccuracy, meaning that too much energy is worn away during the transmission process.

These three issues are interconnected and have a ripple effect on the whole situation.

Besides the three major problems caused by energy dissipation.

The maximum magic pressure capacity of a large spell, the instantaneous output rate of magic pressure, and the stability and sustainability of magic pressure are also worth testing and paying attention to.

"The magical pressure container for the Celestial Meteor - Great Magic is actually a large demiplane group composed of 108 comet planes, located in the crystal wall system of the prime material plane. These demiplane groups will convert astral energy for Wizard Smith and store magical pressure, so that is the upper limit."

"However, it will take a long time to reach the upper limit. In addition, the demiplane group itself can convert the total amount of magic pressure and expand it. That's why his meteor from outer space is so excellent, because the upper limit of the total amount of magic pressure can expand over time."

"The meteor from outer space is itself an attack magic of meteorology in meteorology, and the magic pressure output multiplier in an instant is unimaginable."

"In addition, this magic can also utilize the existence of the Star Prayer to increase the upper limit of total magic pressure capacity and the instantaneous output rate of magic pressure, wait a minute."

Locke realized the problem. "If I'm not mistaken, the meteor from outer space is sending chaotic energy, along with the meteorite, crashing into the external ecosystem, which is this world. In this way, it reduces the energy dissipation of the entire system."

"If that's the case, then by utilizing this mechanism and the existence of the Star Prayer, energy dissipation can be further reduced. Therefore, the power of the extraterrestrial meteor has not been fully realized."

"Wizard Smith still has a trump card up his sleeve."

Locke looked at Edgar. “The eight indicators of ultimate magic are: 1. Instantaneous power multiplication of magic pressure; 2. Energy dissipation rate; 3. Energy stability; 4. Maximum capacity of total magic pressure; 5. Magic pressure compatibility; 6. Energy sustainability; 7. Ecological pollution; 8. Energy conversion rate.”

"Among these eight indicators, the three most important ones are energy dissipation, magic pressure instantaneous power multiplication, and magic pressure compatibility."

"These three are the golden triangle indicators."

The reason for this is that energy stability is relatively easy to solve, and even if it is bad, there is a limit.

There are also many ways to stabilize the energy within a great magic spell.

Its persistence and ecological pollution can also be forcibly ignored.

Generally speaking, the maximum amount of magic pressure will not be too low as long as one can successfully establish a maximum magic level.

Energy conversion rate is directly determined by energy dissipation rate and energy compatibility.

The higher the degree of dissipation, the worse the energy compatibility, and the lower the conversion rate.

Therefore, we can simply look at the energy dissipation rate.

The only difference is that the magic pressure instantly multiplies in power, which is determined by the spell model of the attack magic selected by the Great Magic.

The problem of energy dissipation is determined by the construction of Great Magic.

Energy compatibility is a key issue. For example, if astral energy conflicts severely with the world's fundamental principles, the world will resist energy from the outside.

This, in turn, increases energy dissipation and reduces energy conversion efficiency. Even with a large external magical pressure, the internal magical pressure of a powerful spell cannot be increased much.

Therefore, there are three golden indicators for ultimate magic: instantaneous multiplication of magic pressure output rate, energy dissipation rate, and energy compatibility.

Energy dissipation rate is the top of the three key performance indicators.

There are three minor issues related to energy dissipation rate that directly affect how ordinary second-circle wizards use their ultimate spells.

The greatest advantage of extraterrestrial meteors lies in the excellent compatibility between astral energy and the energy of various planes, because the astral plane itself provides energy to various void planes.

Secondly, it has a unique way of reducing energy dissipation, and its magic pressure instantaneous multiplication output index is very high.

The same applies to Georgina the Witch's Loom of Fate. She utilized the energy of spiritual existence and discovered that untangling the knots in the web of fate could directly clarify the energy flow network, thus adding energy out of thin air.

What she does is essentially weaving for the world, patching up the world, so energy compatibility is naturally a good issue.

The instantaneous doubling of magic pressure output seems quite good at the moment.

The overall energy dissipation is not high; however, the Destiny Weaving Machine is occasionally disturbed by the Destiny Network, causing golden light to radiate. Therefore, the degree of energy dissipation is actually not low.

As for Edgar's Timeflake Fern, its energy compatibility doesn't seem bad so far. He introduced a large number of plant spirits from the Emerald Dream to construct a cycle of life and death, which doesn't conflict with the world's laws. Therefore, energy dissipation isn't very high. However, like Smith and Georgina's ultimate magic, the energy dissipation problem hasn't been solved during the ultimate magic's operation and the transformation of plants between life and death.

The initial forging of extremely powerful magic has a complex system, which itself increases the degree of energy dissipation.

Among the three golden indicators, energy dissipation rate ranks first.

This is the most noteworthy point.

Edgar's biggest problem is actually his low instantaneous damage multiplier for magic pressure.

Therefore, among the three ultimate magic spells that have been used so far, his combat power is the lowest and his potential is also the lowest!

Locke said, "But the maximum total magic pressure of the three is actually the highest for Meteor from Outer Space, followed by Time Shadow Fern, and finally Destiny Spinner."

The meteor shower has an entire demiplane cluster that expands the upper limit of total magical pressure, and the Land of Ten Thousand Spirits of the Shadow Fern is also a good place to bear magical pressure.

On the contrary, the Destiny Weaving Machine, which bears the total amount of magical pressure, relies on a second-ring magical artifact weaving machine and the spiritual network formed by the spirituality of those mortals.

Its maximum capacity for total magical pressure can only be compared to that of the half-baked emperor's mental network.

However, the total capacity limit of magic pressure is not that important, which is why this indicator did not enter the golden triangle.

Even so, the total magical pressure of Georgina Witch's Great Magic: The Loom of Fate is not low.

Furthermore, to fully utilize your magic pressure and convert it into magic in the hands of a wizard, you need to consider your instantaneous magic pressure output multiplier, your energy dissipation (indirectly reflecting energy conversion, energy conduction, and energy stability), and your energy compatibility.

As for ecological issues, sustainability issues, and stability issues, those are another matter entirely.

In fact, the three are not that different.

The worst scenario would be a meteor from outer space; the power of that star would capture mortal races, which would absolutely destroy the original world's ecosystem.

Locke fell into deep thought. "Those wizards all see Great Magic as an asset, but Golden Crown Mountain has a special definition of Great Magic. They see Great Magic as an ecosystem."

"Generally speaking, the wizarding world values ​​the Golden Triangle indicator, but different wizarding academies and different wizarding lands place different degrees of importance on the other five indicators. For example, the Golden Crown Mountain and the Botanical Wizarding Academy place more emphasis on the impact of major magic on the ecology."

Locke concluded, "It seems that all three of their ultimate spells have problems; their dissipation levels are not low. Edgar's ultimate spell has the highest dissipation level, followed by Georgina, and then Smith."

"If I were Smith, as long as I calm down, I could use a meteor shower to turn the tide and suppress the spinning machine of fate."

"It's not that his ultimate magic is weak, it's that he's not as good as Georgina."

Locke pondered, "In that case, there's no need for me to intervene now."

"Let's wait until they decide the winner. Although my ultimate magic can be unleashed at any time."

"At this moment, it doesn't matter who wins or loses, it has no impact on the outcome of this competition. Because their understanding of capital is not as good as mine."

Before Locke stood a high-ranking inspector who bowed to him and asked, "Your Grace, His Majesty the Emperor has declared your spiritual order legal and has ordered you to spread it to all the provinces throughout the world."

Locke nodded, glancing at the three inspectors behind him.

The senior inspector chuckled, “Your Grace, His Majesty the Emperor said that he was worried you might be outnumbered, so he specially dispatched three colleagues to assist you. These three can serve as senior stewards within the spiritual society, reducing your workload.”

Locke remained expressionless. "Understood."

Clearly, the native emperor of this world is a master of political maneuvering, and these three are not there to assist him, but rather to undermine his authority.

He established a spiritual retreat for the emperor, and once he had fully expanded and completed the retreat, the emperor would no longer need him, but only the retreat.

Unlike spiritual societies, ultimate magic is a wizard's second soul, so if the world needs this ultimate magic, it is equivalent to needing the wizard himself.

The two individuals, the ultimate magic and the wizard, are inseparable; this is the superiority of the ultimate magic system.

But it doesn't matter who becomes the leader of this spiritual retreat.

Clearly, the emperor had begun to consider how to discard the useful tool after it had served its purpose.

"The most ruthless are those of emperors. Cooperating with the emperor is like seeking a tiger's skin, so I'd rather not cooperate with a native emperor," Locke pondered. "The emperor gave me a high-ranking, hereditary title to appease me, to give me the illusion that he allows my long-term existence."

'But for this tyrant, even someone like me who helps him, regardless of who I am or whether I am truly loyal, he will not allow me to exist for long.'

'This person wants to create a civilization of one person; besides him, there is no other capable person in the entire world. He wants to be the emperor of the poultry pen, not the ruler of the human world.'

Locke looked at the senior inspector and said, “I have a way to accelerate our spiritual ministry.”

The senior inspector immediately bowed respectfully to Locke. "Please speak."

Locke said, “I want the Emperor to become the president of the spiritual society and to order all citizens to join it, and to command that their descendants be members of my spiritual society.”

The senior inspector was taken aback. "Their descendants are all members of the spiritual society?"

Locke laughed, “Exactly. Once their parents join the spiritual order, the entire family must join. Their children and descendants will also be members. Generation after generation, these people will respect the emperor. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

The senior inspector's eyes gradually brightened. "But if His Majesty the Emperor is the president of the Leaders' Council, then what about you?"

Locke told the senior inspector, “I don’t need any identity in the spiritual society. I just need to manage the spiritual society for the Emperor. The spiritual society is the Emperor’s property, always has been, and always will be.”

The senior inspector looked at Locke with eyes full of respect. "The Empire needs someone as loyal to His Majesty as you."

"I will convey your opinion to His Majesty the Emperor."

After these people left, the gunslinger looked at Locke and said, "Is this the truth you were going to show me? Or are you working for the emperor?"

The young priestess said, "My lord, you must not doubt the gods. The gods must have their own purpose."

Locke looked at Gunslinger and asked, "You entered the library too, and you saw the Gene Lock system. Did I show you the truth?"

The gunslinger was speechless. "That's true."

"It turns out that people in this world can gain telekinesis by learning and unlocking the genetic locks within their bodies. This is the innate superpower of us gunmen. As long as you can unlock seven genetic locks, you can obtain the legendary power."

"I wonder how many genetic locks the emperor unlocked."

Locke didn't hesitate much. "Eighteen gene locks."

Gunslinger looked at Locke with a puzzled expression. "How did you know?"

Locke, with his hands behind his back, said, "I calculated it by using the Emperor's current total magic pressure and my understanding of the Gene Lock system. It wasn't difficult for me. The entire Gene Lock system references the magic system of the Siming Waters."

"But after I finished looking through the library's contents, I became certain of one thing."

The gunslinger asked, "What is it?"

Locke said, "The gene lock system was not conceived by the emperor, nor were the oversight system and the mind network his creations."

"In your world, there exists a true oversight system, the architect of this empire, but his very existence has completely vanished."

"I haven't found any clear evidence to prove his existence yet. But I do know that the emperor is not the creator of this world's system, but merely a thief."

Locke glanced at the horrified gunslinger and the young priestess who looked at him with adoration, and said, "I promised to show you the truth of this world. Since I made a promise, I will keep it."

……

On the other side, on the battlefield between the Emperor and Edgar, the Emperor currently holds the upper hand, and with the help of the Spiritual Society, his empire is becoming more stable.

As a result, his total magical pressure continued to rise, his energy dissipation continued to decrease, and he released his suppression of the chosen ones of this world. As a result, the inspectors unlocked one high-level gene lock after another, and their combat power increased dramatically.

The emperor intends to use these chosen ones of destiny in this world to suppress global consciousness.

The Emperor soon heard Locke's request and smiled at the senior inspector: "This man is quite sensible. Whoever he is, I will leave him a whole corpse after the deed is done."

“I agree to all his demands. Also, I cannot be the president of the spiritual retreat; he remains the president.”

An emperor is the emperor of the empire; an emperor cannot hold any other position concurrently. If an emperor were to hold any other title, he would be voluntarily lowering his own status.

Within this mental network system, if he dares to lower his status, his position as the master of the mental network will become precarious.

Locke knew this all along, so he knew from the beginning that he would refuse to be the president of the spiritual society.

Locke only wanted the emperor to grant his request, so he deliberately created a deception.

The emperor said, “However, it’s not just my people and their descendants who need to join the spiritual society. Their ancestors and their forefathers also need to join.”

The emperor thought to himself, 'This spiritual retreat is incredibly useful. Why didn't I think of using religion to strengthen my position as the master of the spiritual network…'

'Once the deed is done, this person will be useless. It's better to kill him.'

The emperor turned to look at the wall behind the imperial hall, at the huge portrait that he had hidden with his mental power.

"Do you see? You are dead, but I am still alive. I am the ultimate victor. Now I will use outsiders to modify the system you left behind."

"I want to prove myself! I can leave you!"

"I've finally found room to modify the system you left behind. Those outsiders from the other world are really clever."

(End of this chapter)